SSB 5182 — Concerning programs and services for incarcerated parents at the department of corrections.

What this bill does

Removes statutory language specifying that nothing requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to establish or provide funding for midwifery or doula services to incarcerated individuals, and instead specifies that nothing prevents the DOC from contracting with a nonprofit organization or partnering with volunteers to deliver such services.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 2025
  92 yea · 3 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 2025
  42 yea · 6 nay · 1 not voting

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